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   RickL | Oct 08, 2009 09:33pm | #1

   Google segmented woodturning. There's several books on the subjects and various webpages. It's not beyond the ability of a patient and methodical person. It's certainly within the skills of most people and once you do a few you can see the possibilities of what differenjt cuts and assweblies will yield.

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   Eef | Oct 08, 2009 09:37pm | #2

   hey joe,

   what is the artist avesira? (sp.)

   one may certainly laminate wood to create greater thickness and width. don't use white glue for this as it tends to slip when heated up. one may also turn a separate base into which the candlestick holder is then tenoned.
   eef

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   forestgirl | Oct 09, 2009 06:50am | #3

   Eef, I found the Avisera candle cups at the web site, but didn't see them installed in anything turned.  Don't have the paper catalog here, so perhaps that's where he saw them?forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 

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   Eef | Oct 09, 2009 09:47pm | #7

   jamie,
   those are very cool.
   eef

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   forestgirl | Oct 09, 2009 07:08am | #4

   Can't help, Joe, as I've just gotten interested in turning, but  your thread caught my eye and I Googled a bit, since you haven't gotten many replies.  Found 2 pages of specific interest.

   • A page on segmented turning at Ocean Woodturners website, by George Nazareth.  It's on bowls, but some good info on laminations, grain orientation and gluing (Titebond II is what he recommends).
   • A detailed PDF article from Woodturner.org, again on bowls and hollow forms, but details that should be transferable to other projects
   • The Hints Section at Woodturningonline.com  Sub-sections are on the left side of the page:  Design, Cutting, Gluing, etc.

   It'd be great if we could see a picture of what you're interested in.  If there is one online, you can RightClick-->copy and then paste it into a post.

   forestgirl -- you can take the girl out of the forest, but you can't take the forest out of the girl ;-) 
   
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   RickL | Oct 09, 2009 04:27pm | #5

   http://www.cambiumbooks.com/books/turning/

   There's several books on segmented turning listed

   http://segmentedwoodturners.org/malcolm-bio.php

   Join the segmented woodtrurners club.

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   WillGeorge | Oct 09, 2009 05:58pm | #6

   make laminated blocks..

   Not sure but the posts and side rails of my two China styled canopy beds use laminated Sapele and Panga-Panga. I used Titebond III for the glue and a huge number of clamps. All surfaces were first cleaned of all dust and then wiped several times with acetone before gluing. I used a bottles of glue with a rubber roller applicator and had my oldest grandbaby (she is about 22 years old) help me spread the glue so the surfaces did not dry out before the glue started setting up. I had some waxed wooden frames made to hold the parts 'sort of inline' after gluing and while we clamped it all up.

   The tapered post are panga-panga in the center with sapele on the outside. The bed side rails are sapele on one side and panga-panga and sapele (each about 1/2) the height on the other side.

   I threw the scraps onto my driveway for mother nature to do her work on them. Out there about one year of punishment and none have seperated. The scraps that is.

   I will admit I sure wish I had a huge press to clamp it all but the 'sticks' made seem better than just OK as made!

   We will see about the beds indoors in about 100 years.